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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8443

15 April 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 46
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/russia
Moscow wants active role in ESDP if Russian interests are respected, asserts Mr Likhachev - Russia supports enlargement, but concerns remain over commercial impact

Brussels, 14/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - Russia wants to actively take part in the future common foreign, security and defence policy of the EU (ESDP), but it will do so as an 'independent and sovereign country' and only if the action concerned fits with Russian interests, said the Russian Ambassador to the EU, Vasily Likhachev, in an interview with EUROPE. 'Russia intends to play an active role in the future ESDP. We clearly see possibilities for cooperation in this area, we want to be a...

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